Paper 110_elpub2012:Are Turkish Universities Ready for E-learning: A case of Hacettepe University

id

110_elpub2012

authors

Soydal, Irem; Gülten Alir, Yurdagül Ünal

year

2012

title

Are Turkish Universities Ready for E-learning: A case of Hacettepe University

source

ELPUB2012. Social Shaping of Digital Publishing: Exploring the interplay between Culture and Technology, 16th International Conference on Electronic Publishing 14-15 June 2012, Guimarães, Portugal.

summary

Universities play an important role in lifelong learning. E-learning is one of the key elements in todays networked and knowledge oriented world. It is crucial to know whether the universities are ready to transform their courses to e-learning systems. In this paper the e-learning readiness of the academic staff of Hacettepe University Faculty of Letters (HUFL) is investigated. A 37-item questionnaire along with some demographic questions is used for obtaining the data. Results show that title might be a significant factor for e-learning readiness and in general, HUFL academic staff are not ready for the e-learning environment. The findings of this study will help to conduct a larger study throughout Turkey in order to determine a model for course of action for transition to an e-learning system.